Date: 5/14/15
Block: B2
Issue 1: Discrimination
Source 1 (Author, Website, Date Created, url): http://www.differencebetween.com/difference-betweendiscrimination-and-vs-racism/
Difficult Vocab:
1.
Prejudice
2.
Discrimination
3.
affinities
Predicted Meaning:
1.
not fair behavior
2.
different treatment
towards people
3.
alot
Actual Definition:
1.
Dislike hostility or
unjust behavior derived from
unfounded opinions.
2.
Treatment of
people based upon their
gender, race, community,
color of skin, facial features,
height, or even their voice is
referred as discrimination
3.
a spontaneous or
natural liking or sympathy for
someone or something:
How is the issue described in the source? It is described as the unjust treatment of different
categories of people or things.
According to the source, who is affected? How are they affected? All types of people and whatever
characteristic they have. Usually races that have stereotypes are more affected.
According to the source, how have people reacted to the issue?
It has hurt children and emotionally ask why they are being called out as different, even when those
children and families fit and dress like the white people they live around.
As described in this source, how is the issue connected to your life? The issue is connected to my life
because even though my school and town is diverse it is difficult not to run in a problem that a person
points out.
Issue 2: Immigration
12.
U.S. Immigration
and Customs Enforcement
How is the issue described in the source?
immigration advocates believe ICE is getting out of control by deporting immigrants.
According to the source, who is affected? How are they affected?
Immigrants and their families. They are being affected cause they can be seperated from their family
just because they're an immigrant, even if the are bad or good because not all immigrants do drugs,
but they are here to work hard.
According to the source, how have people reacted to the issue?
States and localities across the country have begun to limit police cooperation with ICE, in part based on
concerns that people were being swept up by immigration enforcement even if they were never charged or
convicted of a crime.